Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-17
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Chicago Markets.
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The Crawford Case.
SMITH RESUMES HIS ARGUMENT.
It was 2:3O O'Clock to-day when Judge Harper.
OF the Police Court, resumed the hearing of the
case OF Dr.. Crawford. Mr.. G. Maurice Smith for
the defendant, continued his argument He re-
ferred to the discrepancy between witnesses as to
what was said by Dr.. Crawford about the events
after the excursion. The doubt was solved by
defendant that he took Eva to the porch of her
fathers house.
he then referred to the letter which had dis
turbed Mr.. LipscOmb and had misled him. "What
is this letter." he asked. cit it a Cornerstone"
and he read the proceedings as to its ADMISSION in
which he quoted counsel as saying. first that the
letter was not confession, and afterward that 1t
both shoulders.
Then he read the letter and the cross-examjna.
tlon OF crawford on 1t. In which the Government
had sought TO make him admit that he had COM
mitted the crime charged. He denied that the
phrase d-b-"meantwh what MI. LipscOmb claimed
1t may have meant dead, beat 81 am certain your
would an honorable father forgive the disgrace Of
his child? 1t was true that the meetings were
ina Was 'nas 51e was
vtcted because meetings took place without the
parents consent? Then farewell to good reputa-
the saying was that everything was fair In law
and war. Could they say that this proved the act?
Why is not the girl present.
District Government Affair.".
GARBAGE COMPLAINTS.
'The garbage has not been removed from 1903
P street in ten days" writes Anonymous to the
street northwest, also complains.
BICYCLES MUST CARRY LAMPS.
It has been claimed that by the recent modiica-
ton Of that section OF the police regulations
which provides for lights on all public vehicles it
is not necessary for lights to be put on bicycles
or tricyles Assistant District Attorney Davis
said to-day that section three of the article in
reference to the matter provides specially for
bicycles and tricycles, and they must carry suit
WATER IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
The Commissioners wrote the President to-day
and asked TO be informed OF the results Of tnvest
raj buildings
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as follows:
J. D. Cathell, repair church, ON 31st street
1oa. 1o4. los street southwest: SEQ N H9s
brewer, to repair No. PIT 7th street southwest:
$3.50. A. l. Payne, to repair dwelling, on Grant
road; 500 s. n: Forrest, to repair No. go New
No. 733 11th street southeast; $500. C. A. Lang
ley, to repair No. 1904 Virginia avenue south.
west; $500. MIS- II. J. Tulley, to erect brick
dwelnng, NO. lOO6 street northwest; $4,000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have received a communi.
cation from the school committee OF Citizens AS
ISOLATION No. Q, calling attention to the exposed
condition Of the building occupied by the white
schools at Benning'A
+. F: NIX has been appointed inspector Of
licenses.
The Commissioners have dtsapproyed Lent.
Amiss' suggestion that the Washington and
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avenue instead OF on 18th street as at present.
SECRETARY WHITNRYs CHEcK.-Secretary Whit
ney recently drew his personal check for $852 O2
to reimburse Paymaster +. II. Arms for the amount
disallowed by the Second Controller in hts &C
counts for the expenses OF entertaining the Board
of visitors to the ADDaDn1ia Acadenov al